Toe plate



y 1930- J. F. WAIDELICH, JR 1,760,676

TOE PLATE Filed may 13, 1929 [NVENTOR A TTORNEYS Patented May 27, 1930 i i v 6 1,760,676

were srarss PATENT OFFHCE JOHN F. WAIDELIOH, JR OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN TOE PLATE Application filed May 13, 1929. Serial No. 362,557.

This invention relates to improvements in comes into wear only after a considerable surtoe plates for shoes. face has been worn down.

The object of the invention is to provide a Therefore, so long as the toe plate is in very simple toe plate which is very readily place it presents a smooth rounded surface applied and which will be securely retained of metal, and this is retained until it is worn until the metal is practically consumed. out.

The details of the objects will definitely ap- Having thus described my invention, what pear from the description to follow. The in- I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters vention is defined in the claim. Patent, 1s:

' 19 A structure embodying my invention is The combination of a toe plate formed from clearly illustratedinthe accompanying drawa Substantially circular stamping of thin ing, in which: metal provided with an upturned perlpheral Fig. 1 is an inverted plan view of a pointed rnilrg n l flange produblng' a curved connecttoe shoe sole with one of my toe plates in ,2 rface wlththe floor engaging surface place. of the protector and aflarlng edgefor inser- Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail transverse sectl0l1 With1I1 t matellal t0 Which the protectional i n lin 2 2 f Fi 1, tor is to be applied, said protector having a Fi 3 i a l d perspective i f centrally depressed hole with an upturned the top side of the toe plate before it is atflange around the Same dapted to be det h d t th l pressed into the material to which the protec- The parts of the drawing will be identified tor 1S pp and a nail having a tapered by their numerals of reference which are the head 111111192 Sald Central hole and dlsposed same i all th i low the floor engaging surface of the protec- 1 is the body of the disk-shaped toe plate 9 and ffilstenlng the P Q Q the matehaving an upturned sharp peripheral flange 11211 to Whlch the Protector 1s pl 2 for penetrating the leather of the sole. 3 In Witness whereof I have hereunto set y is an upwardly projecting central flange surhandrounding the central aperture 4 in the plate. JOHN WAIDELIGH,

5 is a shoe nail with tapered head 6.

The plate is attached by locating the same near the edge of the sole 7 at the toe and, if thetoe be a narrow one. preferably at the center as illustrated. If the toe be a broad one a series of them may be put in place. The nail is driven through the wall and clinched.

The head 6 of the nail is forced into the depression in the central aperture so that the round surface of the plate project-s below the nail and affords a round smooth contacting surface, the edges of which are compacted and compressed by the process of stamping by which the flanges 2 and 3 are formed.

. When thus applied it will be noted that the round surface of the metal contacts and receives the wear. Such round surface will be presented until it is worn away and the plate will be retained by its peripheral engaging edge and its central depression until it is substantially worn away. The end of the head 

